This is how to beat disease

Disease is one of three enemies that have dogged Tanzania for decades. At independence over 50 years ago, it was condemned as an avowed enemy along with ignorance and poverty.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

BBC

Ebola: Why is it this disease we fear?

Why does Ebola cause more concern than other diseases?

 

10 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: 'Ebola like no disease I've seen'

Dr Stacey Mearns has been keeping a video diary of her work helping people with Ebola in Sierra Leone. In part three she talks about some of her toughest challenges.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Jul

New disease-resistant maize seed not yet out

Maize varieties found to be resistant to a viral disease, which has caused havoc to farmers in East Africa in recent years, have not yet been released as they are awaiting further screening.

 

10 years ago

BBC

Nigeria 'mystery disease' kills 18

A "mysterious" disease has killed at least 18 people in the past several days in south-eastern Nigeria, local officials say.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

12 Nov

EDITORIAL: Fight 'Diploma disease'

The news story that two teachers in Ngorongoro District have been caught writing national Form Four exams for their pupils is disturbing but not surprising.  Why, modern-day Tanzania is experiencing what educationist Ronald Dore (1976) cynically described as diploma disease.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

08 Mar

Alarm over dangerous liver disease

>Prevalence of Hepatitis ‘B’ and ‘C’, a life-threatening liver infection that leads to cancer, is worrying that public health authorities launched an awareness campaign yesterday to curb quick spread of the deadly disease.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

10 Nov

Will climate change lead to more disease?

Climate change is having a profound impact on animal habitats, but what disease risk does this pose for humans?

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

01 Dec

Pope says fundamentalism is 'disease of all religions'

 Pope Francis said fundamentalism is "a disease of all religions", including the Roman Catholic Church, as he returned from a three-nation tour of Africa in which he preached reconciliation and hope.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

06 Dec

Pneumonia: Deadly but preventable disease

On a recent Tuesday afternoon, I had the opportunity to visit Mwananyamala hospital’s emergency ward. I had gone to seek an appointment for interview with a doctor for a feature article.

 

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